Fortunately, I'm pretty sure this vision kicks in before we tell Dad to go ahead - we should have a brief window in which to tell him after we recover from our vision, but before Maya says anything - assuming he doesn't just decide to take us all home to deal with the vision and announce Maya another day.
I thought the reason Gohan got tossed around was because he didn't have the decades of fighting experience as Goku and he wasn't giving it his all like Goku did. At the end of his fight with Goku, Cell was visibly tired and he even admitted that Goku nearly killed him with his Continuous Energy Bullets. You saw a lot more effort on Cell's part in that fight than in his fight with FPSS Gohan.
I thought the reason Gohan got tossed around was because he didn't have the decades of fighting experience as Goku and he wasn't giving it his all like Goku did. At the end of his fight with Goku, Cell was visibly tired and he even admitted that Goku nearly killed him with his Continuous Energy Bullets. You saw a lot more effort on Cell's part in that fight than in his fight with FPSS Gohan.
I also see Cell simply outclass Gohan in ways that the boy can't keep up with. Granted, Gohan is nowhere near as skilled as his father, but Cell flat-out moves faster than Gohan can detect at times, and near the start of their fight even mentions revealing his "true speed" (again, varies based on translation), before promptly wrecking Gohan. Given everybody's reactions to Gohan's initial power-up, Gohan is as strong or stronger than his father. Thus, my conclusion is simply that Cell was holding back for a challenge when fighting Goku. Much as he was vs. Vegeta's Final Flash, and to similarly impressive if transitory results.
True, but Cell does so consistently. Once Cell cuts loose, Gohan is losing his fight from start to finish without even a hope of fighting back until he transforms.
Ultimately, everybody involved is dead now anyway, though.
You're doing it wrong. You have to specially damage the shell so that it has only one direction to escape from, so that you can grab it or even better, straight up suck it out.
I know some people are good enough to actually rip it out of the shell through pure strength, so that's a good idea if you can do it.
You're doing it wrong. You have to specially damage the shell so that it has only one direction to escape from, so that you can grab it or even better, straight up suck it out.
Ah, well I know multiple soul-eating monsters, so I'm sure I could suggest something you would like. Have you tried Mister Buu's methods?
He initially converted them to an edible material like chocolate before ingesting them, which absorbs soul and all. This is inefficient tho, and converts a large amount of energy into fat.
The new method he employs, is by covering and ingesting the shell and soul in one bite. It's slimming, and allows you to absorb 100% of the vitamins gained from the soul and body. If you're interested, I do know a guy.
The new method he employs, is by covering and ingesting the shell and soul in one bite. It's slimming, and allows you to absorb 100% of the vitamins gained from the soul and body. If you're interested, I do know a guy.
You look up into the night sky. You can actually see the wards, shimmering across the top of the pit. Of course, that makes sense. At your current strength, you're pushing the safety margins, even if you're within them. You take stock of your power level. The full seven-fifty million from Super Saiyan, plus another five-twenty from Oozaru...
You look up, suddenly wary. You're only about five million units short of snapping the wards entirely. You can hear a Sorcerer chanting off somewhere, reinforcing the wards just in case.
[X] Let it happen. Your Clan is barely ruled in the first place. It's not even controlled enough for the Lord to formally take steps to address the population explosion it's experiencing. There needs to be more central authority.
Vision Interrupt
You fold your arms, leaning back. It's not that you can't see any way for this to go wrong. You can. A part of you is very vocal about all the ways this could be a bad idea. But ultimately, taken as a whole...you don't think this'll be a problem. The Clan needs more authority. The Lords have ruled in name only ever since Oni. And you know that your Dad will use that power responsibly.
...and some day you'll rule this Clan. You want that authority, too.
Trait Gained: Ambitious.
So you lean back and watch as Maya gather the confidence to fire up her aura, and-
-sudden pressure-
-a great tide welling up behind your mind-
-a sudden, choked sound as you clutch at your skull-
-a sudden rush of Sight washing you away despite your greatest efforts to resist and carrying you back into the-
* * *
Gone.
* * *
"Stubborn fool."
You open your eyes on the vistas of the past, and the ruined hellscape of a dead planet. Shattered rocks drift in every direction with cherry-red magma interspersed. Great oceans turn to spray and clouds before dissipating entirely. A great silence rings in your ki senses.
"You wasted much effort on this...display. And yet, for nothing. As it should be."
You turn, expecting Freeza, perhaps. Instead...a statue.
You blink, and then look again. And then you lurch back, gasping in horror as you recognize Jiichan's features on the statue's face.
This is Earth, in the moment after its destruction.
And that figure, hanging in the vacuum beyond your grandpa's fossilized corpse, is the Enemy.
Your heart seizes in terror. The blood all drains from your face. You freeze, hoping and praying as you've never done that it won't see you...
...and it doesn't. Instead, it simply drifts around Gohan's statue, inspecting it from all angles with a dispassionate air. It doesn't see you. It can't, of course. This is a normal vision, not a Sightsee. You're not here. And so, your chest loosens, and you are struck with realization.
The Enemy is standing right in front of you.
For a single moment, you consider what to do. For a moment longer, you try to make yourself do it. Willpower Check, DC 75: Pass
You succeed.
You begin to slowly drift forward, hoping to get a glimpse of your Enemy's face. This is an unprecedented opportunity. You don't know why past Seers have never been able to view this moment, but you're going to seize your chance while it's here.
As you approach the Enemy, you take the chance to observe what you can. It's a hooded figure, for one thing, swathed in black robes that block out most of the detail you might hope to glean. Even the hands you see poking out of its sleeves are gloved. You can tell that it's a lot shorter than you expected. Abnormally so, to the point where you suspect an alien. Then again, history alone tells you size isn't everything. Some of the direst villains in history were tiny. Makes sense that the greatest of them all would be. That alone doesn't tell you much, though.
But the voice...that's a male voice.
That on its own tells you little, but it at least narrows it down to humanoid aliens at the most bizarre. Something that talks with a male voice. And that voice is cold.
"Let's see what fading scraps you have to give me," says the Enemy, reaching out and laying its hand on the statue.
You ignore the affront to Gohan's dignity and focus on the voice. The voice is...dead. It's the best word for it. It issues in a sibilant hiss of a monotone, every word oozing with menace from the sheer fact of the nonchalance displayed by the speaker as a planet dies in the background. No intonation. No variation. Dead and whispered and cold.
"All gives way into nothingness, in the end," says the Enemy, its arm still on Jiichan's shoulder. "Your escaped kin will be no different. I will find them. But first...ah. Your bloodline has sorcerous potential. Not much. Pathetic scraps. But some. That will be addressed. More troublesome...ah. Kannassan Sight. What unfortunate fool was cursed with that, in your past? No matter. I will take measures. Your people will find no warning, before the end comes."
The Enemy gives Gohan's corpse a gentle push that sends it tumbling through the vacuum of space, turning away to gaze off at the distant stars. "This is only the beginning. None of you will escape me. Eventually, all gives way before the Void."
Finally, you draw around to the Enemy's front, and drift down below it. Shivering in anticipation and fear, you peek up into the shadows beneath its- Willpower Check vs (Enemy ??? Check) DC 142: No
You scream.
You don't catch the slightest glimpse of what lies beyond the hood, but the moment your eyes try to probe that space, mindless horror overwhelms you. You shriek in insane terror, drifting through space without any control whatsoever. You can feel you mind splintering under the strain-
Easy now, girl. No need to go quite that far yet. Do yourself an injury, that way.
The pressure abates, and you gasp at the sudden relief. As your sight trickles back to you, you look around at-
Where am I?
A simple, safe place, says the voice. I am giving you time to recover from the shock you just experienced.
You look around, trying to pinpoint the source of the voice. Who are you?
Just an old man, looking after some people in need.
You frown. That's not an answer!
No, it is. It just isn't a terribly good one.
You cross your arms, still scowling.
You have a long ways to go before you need to worry about what's under that hood, child. And perhaps further still before you can. Don't strain yourself reaching for it.
Who are you?!
A friend, in a way.
Stop being weird! Just tell me!
You hear a sigh. Always so demanding. Your poor father. I think you should feel well enough, now. I wish you good fortune, young Scion. Goodbye.
Wait, I still wanted to-
* * *
Back.
* * *
Your eyes flutter open.
You're laying on your back. That much you can tell.
The rest, is white.
That's literally all you can see. What the heck? What happened? Did you go blind while you were passed out, or-
You shift, and the white crunches, shifting a bit. It clicks.
Snow. I must have fallen out of the sky.
"Karen!"
You blink, hearing your Dad's voice.
"Karen, can you hear me?"
You frown. You're buried under quite a bit of snow. You probably punched through when you fell.
"HaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaAAAAAAAAAAAA!"
WHUMP
You flare your aura and fire up to the highest power level you've displayed around Maya, blasting snow away from you in all directions and reasserting your flight so that you don't fall again. You ascend into the sky as snow immediately rushes back in to fill the hole you've made. "I'm here!"
vip
You spin as your Dad uses Instant Transmission to pop in behind you, having locked onto your signal with Maya in tow. No sooner do they settle than Maya lunges at you, catching you in a desperate hug.
"Ack! Maya, air!"
Your friend immediately backs off, babbling apologies and wringing her hands. She looks torn between tears and flushing, and overall looks very scared.
Dad swoops in at eye level. "Karen, what happened? What kind of vision was that?"
You blink, shocked and slightly betrayed that he's mentioning that in front of Maya without asking you.
He frowns at you, seeing the look. "Karen, your eyes turned white right in front of us and you fell over a kilometer before vanishing from sight. I had to tell her; she was on the verge of a panic attack."
You look at Maya, who's still looking miserable. You drift over to her and give her a more gentle hug. She accepts it without a word.
Dad sighs, releasing some tension. "So, what happened?"
The following votes will tallied by line, not by plan. You don't have to vote for all three items if you don't wish.
What do you say?
[ ] Tell them.
[ ] Tell Dad only, later.
[ ] Tell Maya only, later.
[ ] Keep it to yourself.
[ ] Write-in.
Going forward, who will you tell?
[ ] Some other people.
-[ ] Write-in all who apply as a series of discrete sub-votes, like this:
-[ ] Grandma
-[ ] The Senzus.
-[ ] Fennella.
-[ ] etc.
[ ] Nobody.
Will you still refrain from opposing Dad's attempts to reveal Maya to the Exiles at large?
[ ] Yes (allow the reveal).
[ ] No (object to the reveal).
THESE VOTES ARE NOW CLOSED.
Trait Gained (Ambitious): You have grand dreams, and want power some day in order to achieve them. You will push yourself to fulfill these goals. Gain +1 yearly action and a passive +5 to Willpower. Slight vote weighting on options that lead to you gathering more power.
It begins.
I actually hadn't planned to reveal a damn thing about the Enemy until/unless the players ran headfirst into it. But thanks to the wonders of bullshit Sight, here we are! I hope you've enjoyed it.
And have fun figuring out all the hints scattered throughout.
I'll certainly have fun watching. Enjoy, everybody!
Trait Gained (Ambitious): You have grand dreams, and want power some day. You will push yourself to get it. Gain +1 yearly action and a passive +5 to Willpower. Slight vote weighting on options that lead to you gathering more power.
The only established characters in Dragon Ball that fit the description are... Garlic Jr.? At least in his small form. I can't think of anyone else. Not to say it need be an established character.
You ignore the affront to Gohan's dignity and focus on the voice. The voice is...dead. It's the best word for it. It issues in a sibilant hiss of a monotone, every word oozing with menace from the sheer fact of the nonchalance displayed by the speaker as a planet dies in the background. No intonation. No variation. Dead and whispered and cold.
The only established characters in Dragon Ball that fit the description are... Garlic Jr.? At least in his small form. I can't think of anyone else. Not to say it need be an established character.
Not up to putting it into a vote, but my thought is speak of a terrible evil blah openly to the two, and send to Berra only that 'yo, dad, we sorta saw the Enemy'.
